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10 Common Mistakes Beginner Photographers Make

10 Common Mistakes Beginner Photographers Make

You’ll definitely be making lots of mistakes when starting out in photography. Of course making mistakes is fine – it’s an important part of the learning process. But what’s a real bummer is if you keep on making the same mistakes time and again, and you can’t figure out what you’re doing wrong. If that’s […]

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All-in-One Photography Bundle

All-in-One Photography Bundle

In photography news, this new All-in-one Photography Bundle is a comprehensive package designed to assist in developing your skills in landscape editing. The bundle comprises learning materials from five established photographers, the Luminar Neo photo editor (optional), and a selection of other creative content. Only available until June 26! Including Luminar: The All-in-One Photography Bundle […]

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Dog & Puppy Photography: 8 Tips for Great Results

Dog & Puppy Photography: 8 Tips for Great Results

Everyone of us loves our dogs; there’s no doubt about that. And everyone loves dog photos, as well. But, taking photos of dogs can be a challenging task considering how active they tend to be. COOPH teamed up with dog photographer Anne Geier to present 8 simple tricks to shoot stunning photos of our dogs […]

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Anticipation in Photography

Anticipation in Photography

This article is based on concepts from Effective Storytelling with Photography if you want to dig deeper for further training. Remember the lyrics from the famous Carly Simon song: “Anticipation. It’s making me wait.” Remember: Anticipation is a skill common among experienced photographers and generally lacking in newer photographers. Let’s discuss the photographic expertise of […]

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How to Photograph a Glowing Tent and Starry Sky

How to Photograph a Glowing Tent and Starry Sky

We’ve all seen those incredible images of a glowing tent set to a backdrop of the twinkling universe. You know the images—the kind that make even the most dedicated, mosquito-hating, city dwellers want to go camping. In a few easy steps shown by Corey Rich from Adorama, you can master the long exposure night shot […]

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Butterfly & Insect Photography Tutorial

Butterfly & Insect Photography Tutorial

Photographing insects is a daunting task. The subjects are tiny, skittish, and you have no control over them. Another challenge is the shallow depth of field of macro lenses. Chances are very high that your shot will be out of focus, even if the insect barely moves. Photographer Ross Hodinott explains how you can overcome […]

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How to Set Up Your Camera and Meter for a White Background

How to Set Up Your Camera and Meter for a White Background

Product and fashion photographers get requests for images with clean white backgrounds all the time. This is quite a common requirement for catalogs and online stores. With the right lighting technique, you can save a lot of time and effort in trying to clean that background up in post. Photographer Daniel Norton from Adorama shows […]

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Going the Extra Mile For a Great Photo

Going the Extra Mile For a Great Photo

Nature photography classes have taught me a lot as a teacher. They have helped me to evaluate how much emphasis in nature photography should be on technology—and how much on creativity. Half my time spent teaching is concentrated on the essential mechanics of good photography: aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lenses, and so on. The rest […]

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3 Reasons Why Spot Metering is a Bad Idea for Wildlife Photos

3 Reasons Why Spot Metering is a Bad Idea for Wildlife Photos

If you’re familiar with spot metering, you know that in this mode the camera meters for less than 5% of the frame to determine the exposure. You can use this metering mode when nailing the exposure in-camera is of utmost importance. However, since this mode considers a very small section of the frame, you need […]

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De-Mystifying Resolution in Photography

De-Mystifying Resolution in Photography

Low resolution photos may look great on your monitor at “screen resolution”(72 ppi or pixels per inch). The small file size downloads fast and is easy to share online. Plus, you can get a lot of these images on a memory card. But photos taken on a camera’s ‘basic’ or ‘low’ quality settings don’t cut […]

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